Cactus

Control Your Energy

Users can save a lot of money by managing their energy consumption from wherever they are. •  Wasted ‘Stand-by’ power alone accounts for 10%

($128 per year) of household energy use in the United States

•  57% of electricity consumption could be controlled by a power strip

Cactus A smart power strip that enable users to control electricity remotely

Cactus Cactus communicates with your wireless network and with all other Cactus outlets in your home.

Cactus Your switches are accessible from wherever you are

Cactus When your phone leaves the house, Cactus reminds you to turn things off.

Our Crowd Funding Objective $10,000

To achieve: •  The first 100 working prototypes •  A digital footprint: – Media Placements – website – social media buzz

The Rocket Hub ‘Goods’ Dona%on  ($) Good  Descrip%on #  of  Available  items

15 Thank  You  card 50

30 Cactus  Prototype 5

40 Cactus  Prototype 10

50 Cactus  Prototype 20

50 Cactus  Prototype  with  Bluetooth 5

75 Cactus  Prototype 30

75 Cactus  Prototype  with  Bluetooth 15

100 Cactus  Prototype  with  Bluetooth 15

200   Your  name  engraved  on  Cactus!   3  

2000 An  apartment  for  a  weekend  in  Paris 3

Timeline •  Q4, 2014: product development, market

research. •  Q1, 2015: fulfillment, production of the

first 100 units.

Prototypes will be delivered by March 1st, 2015

Team Paul Rolfe

Software Betaspring

Fellow

Giuseppe Crosti Sales and marketing

VFA 2013 fellow

Ethan Carlson Hardware

VFA 2012 fellow

Jon Hills Product design

VFA 2013 fellow

Thank You!